Thoughts:
It becomes quite interesting when you are asked to think about what you want to achieve by the end of the semester for a project that you have been working on since the beginning of the year. So while sitting here gazing upon this view of the park beside central station i am left to think about my final outcome...
What I want is a system that enables a client to assess their space visually with the use of generative modeling to find the optimal spaces that will benefit from the surrounding environment. The client will be able to make use of the ability to generate a range of optimal designs that will focus on various different areas of interest in terms of solar, noise and ...
Interfacing is a big issue that i need to think about because "how do i want to present this work to the client?". There are options that are located in grasshopper to allow me to connect to a web portal, however i have not tested the function as of yet, so i don't know how effective it is. The other option is to create an interface through Processing, though that will require coding which will increase my own workload.
The last step that i want to discuss is the use of a physical prototype. Whilst the software side is difficult and creating an interface for the client would be useful, a physical prototype would be beneficial to make the process of using the system easier for the client. What i am thinking of building are wireless motes that translate their real world position into the computer, so that rooms are able to be visualized by the various position of the motes. What this will achieve is the ability for users to have mockups of their proposed space with real time analysis of the surrounding environment. This is only an idea and will be implemented if there is time in the end.
Software:
Rhino
Revit
Ecotect
Dreamweaver
Plugins:
Rhino-Grasshopper
Grasshopper-Geko
Grasshopper-Kangaroo
Hardware:
Sound Sensors
Light/solar sensors
Wireless Motes
